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| Broadcast area | South Carolina Lowcountry |
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| Branding | HIS Radio 88.9 / 100.5 |
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| Format | Christian Contemporary music |
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| Owner | Radio Training Network |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Translator(s) | WALC: 91.1 W216BJ (Wando) |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | hisradio |
WALC (100.5FM) andWZLC (88.9 FM) arenon-commercial, listener-supportedradio stations serving theCharleston metropolitan area andSouth Carolina Lowcountry. WALC is licensed toCharleston and WZLC is licensed toSummerville. They are owned by theRadio Training Network (RTN) and carry aChristian radioformat known asHIS Radio 88.9 and 100.5.
WALC's transmitter is located inMount Pleasant, while WZLC's is located inSt. George. WALC is also relayed over low-power FMtranslator W261BJ (91.1 FM), licensed toWando.
WALC took to the air on April 4, 1990, as WSUY, with asoft adult contemporary format as "Sunny 100.5". This lasted until late 1997 when the station was purchased byJacor Communications and was added to its Charleston cluster. Those stations were later absorbed bySan Antonio-basedClear Channel Communications, a forerunner to today's iHeartMedia, Inc. Clear Channel shifted the station towardModern AC as "Alice @ 100.5" using the call sign WLLC.[citation needed]
By Spring 1998, Alice was becoming a popular station in Charleston with its "Lilith Fair-type programming", though program director Todd Haller admitted a lot of people still did not know about the station.[3] Less than a year later, the call letters switched to WALC to match its Alice moniker.
By 2001, the station had shifted toward more of a traditionalHot Adult Contemporary sound. In 2004, the station flipped to anAdult Album Alternative format as "100.5 The Drive", later transitioning toAlternative rock after the flip ofWAVF toadult hits.
In 2006, WALC was placed in Clear Channel Communications'Aloha Station Trust, LLC, a group of stations to be spun off due to FCC regulations. On November 26, 2008, Clear Channel announced that the station had been sold to theRadio Training Network. RTN is anon-profit organization based inPort Richey, Florida, which operates Christian stations, mostly in theAmerican South.[4] The company also ownsWLFJ-FM inGreenville, South Carolina, andWAFJ-FM inAugusta, Georgia.
WALC switched to aContemporary Christian music format on January 26, 2009. TheAlternative rock format previously heard on 100.5 is now heard onWRFQ'sHD Radiosubchannel. Previously, "His Radio" was only able to be heard in the Charleston area on two translators, at 91.1 and 91.9 FM. These are now translators relayingWHRZ fromSpartanburg, South Carolina.
This station began broadcasting in June 2011 as WKBR. WKBR, along withWKRICokesbury, South Carolina, andWFBKFort Mill, South Carolina, were sold by Spirit Broadcasting Group Inc. for $460,832.[5]
All three stations were acquired by the Radio Training Network. WKBR changed its call letters to WZLC on September 11, 2014.[6] WZLC became a full-timesimulcast of WALC.
Most of the day, WALC and WZLC playChristian Contemporary music. A few hours a day, they airChristian talk and teaching programs such asFocus on the Family,Turning Point with Dr. David Jeremiah andIn Touch with Charles Stanley.[7]
WALC and WZLC are part of a network of HIS Radio stations in South Carolina,North Carolina andGeorgia. RTN also owns Christian stations known as "Joy FM," "His Radio Talk," "His Radio Praise" and "His Radio Z."